CB · pick 152 — first ever cornerback at #152 (1968)

CB·pick 152

FIRST CB EVER DRAFTED AT #152

Nathaniel James

Drafted by CLE · Florida A&M

1968

CBs drafted at #152 in NFL history

most recent: Dane Cruikshank (TEN, 2018)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Cornerback at #152, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it — no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 18.5% · 2027 model: 13.3%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#146WRJimmy HinesMIA
#148DEMike SpitzerDET
#149OGWillie BanksWAS
#150OTThurman RandlePHI
#151LBFrank LaneARI
#153DEBill BelkSF
#154CJim SchmeddingCHI
#155QBDewey WarrenCIN
#156CBEssex JohnsonCIN
#158WRElmo MalpleCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2018Dane CruikshankTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Arizona
2017Corn ElderCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Miami (FL)
2006DeMario MinterCLE — GM Phil Savage · Georgia
2004Jeff ShoateDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · San Diego St.
2003Michael LehanCLE — GM Butch Davis · Minnesota
2001Raymond WallsIND — GM Bill Polian · Southern Miss
1986Gary HuntCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Memphis
1985Reggie PleasantATL — GM Tom Braatz · Clemson
1974Sinclair, RobinRobin SinclairCIN · Washington State

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